Capabilities

Unoccupied Research Houses
ORNL uses a fleet of instrumented research houses built by industry partners to evaluate prototypes of residential energy efficiency technologies under realistic conditions.
An average occupancy effect on energy consumption is imposed for each house in addition to natural exposure to weather so that realistic loads, operating conditions, and interactive effects are...

Rotatable Guarded Hot Box
The rotatable guarded hot box measures heat flux across large-scale wall/fenestration assemblies. It accommodates systems as large as 4×3 m (13×10 ft) and as thick as 0.6 m (2 ft). Chambers on both sides can maintain a range of temperatures; low-side (39 to 140°F, 4 to 60°C) and high-side (75 to 140°F, 24 to 60°C). Using this Hot Box, it is possible to expedite the...

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